• DocumentCode
    474640
  • Title

    Ultra broadband gain from a Bismuth-doped glass waveguide fabricated using ultrafast laser inscription

  • Author

    Psaila, N. ; Thomson, R.R. ; Bookey, H.T. ; Kar, A.K. ; Fujimoto, Y. ; Nakatsuka, M. ; Chiodo, N. ; Osellame, R. ; Cerullo, G.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Eng. & Phys. Sci., Heriot Watt Univ., Edinburgh
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    4-9 May 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Waveguides were fabricated inside a Bi-doped silica glass using ultrafast laser inscription. When optically pumped at 980 nm, ultra-broadband gain was measured from the waveguides, paving the way for compact ultra-broadband optical amplifiers.
  • Keywords
    bismuth; high-speed optical techniques; laser materials processing; optical fabrication; optical glass; optical pumping; optical waveguides; silicon compounds; SiO2:Bi; bismuth-doped glass waveguide; optical pumping; ultra broadband gain; ultrabroadband optical amplifiers; ultrafast laser inscription; wavelength 980 nm; Gain measurement; Glass; Optical pumping; Optical waveguides; Pump lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Silicon compounds; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics; Waveguide lasers; (060.4510) Optical communications; (250.4480) Optical amplifiers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-859-9
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    4572297
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=474640